55 

 180. 



1 January and February, 1805; June, 18C5 ; and January, 18C8, 



3. 9,220, 1,061, and l,23;i. Total— 5,574. _ 



4. 3 per cent, only showed symptoms of disease. 



5 About ten or twelve days, and in one case nearly a month. 



12. About 2 per cent. Cutting the tail on under side, from buttocks downwards, sometimes 

 adopted, and thought useful. 



13. Pleuro immediately ceased in herd, but as it did about same time in other herds not 

 inoculated, cannot say positively hioculation is efficacious ; but still, on the whole, I 

 believe it to be so, if "carried out properly. , 



14 No pleuro in this herd now, nor at any other time than the dates here given._ IN o ; 

 pleuro existed in herd from June, 1865, to December, 1867, and then only in the 

 younger and uninoculated cattle. The older cattle, previously inoculated, showed no 

 symptoms of disease. The disease disappeared in January, 18G8, so suddenly that 

 virus could not be obtained to finish the uninoculated cattle in herd. It may also be 

 here mentioned, that in February or March, 1865, it disappeared in like manner. The 

 virus, for cattle, in June, I860 Cwhich were only brought on to station, from Queens- 

 land, in May, 1865), had chiefly to be obtained from neighbouring stations. 



15. Decidedly not. 



181. 



1. October, 1865. 



3. About 2,000. 



4. Slightly diseased, about 4 per cent. 



5. About six weeks. . -^t j t j 

 12. About 2h per cent, died from swelling caused by inoculation. No means were adopted 



to arrest the swelling. a- j. c • 1 +• 



13 In several instances cattle apparently quite recovered from the ettects ot inoculation 

 died from the disease ; a few also died that had not been inoculated, so that it is 

 difficult in this herd to state the result, but inoculation was abandoned as useless. 



14. It has often been noticed on this and adjoining stations, that one single beast has become 

 affected with pleuro-pneumonia, and that although the rest of the mob constantly ted 

 round and came in contact with the diseased beast no other took the disease. 



15. Most certainly not. 



182. 



1. September, 1863. 



3. 1,650. 



4. Fair condition ; about 3 per cent. 



5. Six months. ... 



12. We had but two deaths from swelling ; no moans were tried to cure the swelling. _ 



13. Some cattle became slightly infected but recovered without treatment, and none since 

 have died from the disease. . jj 1 -i-i 



14. Two head of cattle escaped uninoculated, which were put into a paddock, witn a 



number of cattle that were inoculated ; the two uninoculated beasts became^ atiected 

 and died ; three of the inoculated beasts also became diseased, and recovered in about 

 a fortnight after showing first symptoms and readily fattened. 



15. We do think it would be beneficial for such an Act to be passed. 



183. 



1. About five years ago. 



3. 1,500 head. , , ., ,. 



4. Few showing sj'mptoms, as they on the run were inoculated as soon as tne disease 



appeared ; but 1,000 sent to Melbourne were very bad, a fourth being infected. 



5. About two months. 



12. Few died from excessive swelling. . <• 1 



13. The cattle on the road to Melbourne were dying fast for some tune, and in a tew day& 

 the disease nearly entu-ely disappeared. . , , , i , 



14. The disease disappeared from this pai-t shortly after the cattle were inoculated, and ha^ 

 not since appeared. 



184. 



1. June, 18G4. 



3. 1,100 head. 



4. 1 per cent. 



5. About one month. 



12. Cut the riunp open, and fill up with tar. About 1 per cent. .^ , , <. • 



13. Disease disappeared immediately, and never appeared until 1868, when it broke out m 

 the young cattle that had never been inoculated ; I at once inoculated them, and tne 

 disease left them and did not appear in the herd smce. 



